The glacier

Up early for the bus ride to Franz Joseph. I was tired all day, and never really woke up. This place isn't so much a town as a few shops and lodges for people who want to see the glacier. Every shop advertises helicopter rides, or heli-hikes. Since there's nothing to do, I was able to catch up on the website. I also cooked my first meal in a hostel. Pizza. You gotta start small. I'm sharing a room with the Dutch Duo Ines and Kathelijjn, and we talked for awhile about things. They have been here two weeks also, and have the same complaints about lethargy. They think it's because we are always on the move, seeing new stuff. Travel is hard work. They are also both worried about finding jobs when the get back, since they just finished University, and are traveling for five months. They seemed surprised that I quit a job. All in all, they are much nicer then Dennis the Dutchman, who was a bit strange.

There is a guy from Chicago staying here, who's been traveling for a year. His idea of travel seemed to be just partying, though. He was also half Israeli, and traveling with Israelis, and was mad he couldn't go certain places because "the damn Muslims are everywhere." We didn't hit it off that well.

So I had a request for more anecdotes, which I will try to fulfill. I am still new at this, so I apologize if the journals are boring. We were sitting around the kitchen at Old MacDonald's Farm one day, and Sara was being Sara, outgoing and aggressive. After telling us about how three of the girls had just taken a shower together (not true, unfortunately), she beckoned Ines to sit next to her. Poor Inas nervously came over, then said "But I have a boyfriend," which pretty much brought the house down. The breakdown in communication was that she thought Sara was going to set her up with Dennis.